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Division algebras satisfying $(x^p, x^q, x^r)=0$

Rings and Algebras 2012-10-01 v1

Abstract

We study algebras A,A, over a field of characteristic zero, satisfying (xp,xq,xr)=0(x^p, x^q, x^r)=0 for p,q,rp, q, r in 1,2.{1, 2}. The existence of a unit element in such algebras leads to the third power-associativity. If, in addition, AA has degree 4\leq 4 then AA is power-commutative. We deduce that any 4-dimensional real division algebra, with unit element, satisfying (xp,xq,xr)=0(x^p, x^q, x^r)=0 is quadratic. This persists for (x,xq,xr)=0(x, x^q, x^r)=0 if we replace the word "unit" by "left-unit".

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@article{arxiv.1209.6363,
  title  = {Division algebras satisfying $(x^p, x^q, x^r)=0$},
  author = {Oumar Diankha and Abdellatif Rochdi and Mohamed Traoré},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.6363},
  year   = {2012}
}